# Amputations at Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Middletown Works
> OSHA SIR `20211211122` · 12/29/2021 · MIDDLETOWN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Gates
## Employer
- **Name:** Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Middletown Works
- **Location:** 1801 Crawford Street, MIDDLETOWN, OHIO, 45044
- **NAICS:** 332111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was closing a chain link gate when their finger was caught between the gate rail and the roller. The employee's thumb was crushed, and their thumb was medically amputated at the tip.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*